Cecilia R. Mejia is the Vice President of External Affairs for American Documentary and a celebrated filmmaker. At AmDoc, she is responsible for implementing the organization’s development, marketing, and communications efforts. Her long-standing documentary work aligns with AmDoc’s vision to amplify new voices and connect stories to communities most in need. Cecilia’s team building, leadership, managerial, and fundraising skills were built over years of work with NGOs at the United Nations and non-profit organizations such as Scenarios USA and the Art of Me.

As a documentary filmmaker and the founder of Remedias Productions, a production company focused on social impact storytelling and producing, Cecilia’s films have been screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and CAAMFest.

Concurrent with her production and impact work, Cecilia is an adjunct at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, teaching courses designed for the next generation of social impact producers and filmmakers, a position she’s held since 2019. In 2022-2023, she was among the recipients awarded NYU’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty Award. The esteemed prize acknowledges outstanding faculty who exemplify the spirit of Dr. King through scholarship, justice work and who promote his principles in their research, teaching, leadership, and community-building efforts. As of 2025, Cecilia is an adjunct at Hunter College and the New York Film Academy.

Cecilia is a second-generation Filipino American born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and was recently named one of DOC NYC’s “New Leaders 2024.”